Example sentences of "[verb] [pers pn] [prep] their first " in BNC.
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| 1 | monitor current prescriptions to make sure that children are not using them for their first experiments with drugs . |
| 2 | The old retainer who had received them on their first visit tried to help but Cranston pushed him gently away , saying it was a holiday and besides he was here at Sir Richard 's request to pursue his inquiries privately . |
| 3 | Molly congratulated the 16 successful candidates at this year 's examination , presented certificates to those who were present and welcomed them to their first training day as qualified teachers . |
| 4 | The scrutineers will proceed to add the number of first preference votes received by each candidate , eliminate the candidate with the lowest number of first preference votes and redistribute the votes of those giving him as their first preference amongst the two remaining candidates in accordance with their second preference . |
| 5 | It is in the field of assessment that the new arrangements are likely to pose the most difficulties for teachers and distract them from their first task of finding their way into ‘ the very queer and tortuous passages of children 's minds ’ . |
| 6 | After settling the children into their hotel , the team took them on their first visit — to Disney 's Magic Kingdom , a giant playground of spectacular rides . |
| 7 | When the wind dropped an occasional rumble in the distance reminded them of their first taste of war 's excitements . |
| 8 | It would , he had informed her at their first meeting , be mostly a matter of watching and listening for the moment . |